London’s historical hidden gems
One of my favourite things about walking around the City of London is the number of hidden pocket parks you find. Many of these are on the sites of old churches and churchyards lost either in the Great Fire or during the Blitz. I love that despite what must be astronomical land values, you get […]
A Historic Hidden Courtyard And Its Amazing Carved Benches Read More »
Westminster Bridge is used by tens of thousands of people everyday. It is bookended by the sight-seeing hotspots of Big Ben and the London Eye, however, stop for a moment and there is plenty of history, secrets and symbols to see on Westminster Bridge itself. Here are seven (one for each arch) of the Bridge’s
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Did you know London is officially a forest?! 1/5 of the capital is made up of trees making it (by UN standards) a forest. Despite bringing nature and greenery into the urban landscape, trees are easy to overlook as subjects of particular historical interest. Some, however, have been with us for far longer than many
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It is difficult to picture now, but for most of London’s history, the shape of the city was defined by its huge perimeter wall. Walking the route of the old Roman and medieval city walls, is a great way of getting in touch with London’s past. It is also a very pleasant walk that takes
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Hiding down a side-street off busy, bustling Bishopsgate, very near to Liverpool Street Station, you will find this beautiful hidden treasure of a building… Dwarfed by the modern office blocks around it, it is an old, amazingly ornate Victorian Turkish bathhouse! Here’s a map so that you can get your bearings. It almost looks like
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